The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-04-29
Mashinston I.cfter.
tFfom our regular correspondent
,SrrrxcToS Anril -. 1887

be news to him. y reporter called at his
residence long before daylight on Saturday
morning and asked If the report should he
re-affirmed or denied that the President
had made a declaration 10 this effect on
last "Wednesday Ia prominent Democratic
Senator from one al the western States
The cautious Col. hesitated a moment, and
then said The President has not made
known to me anything about the matter
In fact don know anything about ii.
II trutbfully quoted the President said to
his Senatorial friend Everything | do,
every appointment make is construed as
a step towards securing reelection, While
in reality am counting the days that re-
main until my release from office. just as II
/ were a prisoner in confinement. lie
mentioned that he had not expressed ms
feelings publicly, or to the representatives
Of the press, for the simple reason that ne
felt that nothing he might say about the
matter would be believed. lie scarcely ex-
pected 10 be believed now by any one eX-
cept his wife. but added that it was SO
nevertheless This is in consonanee with
what another friend of the President who
was recently here on visit, said i'll regard
to a second candidacy in IS. lie believed
that Mr.. Cleveland would adhere to ms
letter of acceptance and refuse to be a can
didate for a second term. He was also OF
the opinion that the President would write
a letter to this effect to give the public
clear understanding on the subject. Ana
it is not unlikely that the publicity which
has been given to this alleged private con
yersation on the subject viii eventually
provoke some formal and public utterance
from the White House.
The episode in the East room last week
Of the gigantic, Cabling newspaper men
was unfortunate. The President has felt
compelled to protect himself, or rather his |
visitors from the indignities of certain val |
gar correspondents here, by withdrawing
certain privileges to which all journalistic !
visitors 10 the Executive Mansion have be- !
come accustomed. The said correspond |
ents took 4 position in the rear Of the Pre-
ident while his tri-weekly handshaking TO
the public was in progress last Wednesday, |
and made ribald remarks at the expense OF
the honest passcrS-by. There were about /
three hundred of these and almost every |
one came in for little criticism or fun
making, which was audible to the Presi- |
dent. at least, and of course very annoying |
to him. Yesterday lie received his callers
in solemn state. The ill-bred wits had !
been invited not to attend.
The present Administration has shown
great kindness and courtesy to the press
which has been appreciated by its repre-
sentatiyes a. whole. even if they have
been abused by few. Until President
Cleveland invited correspondents to ATTEND
the Diplomatic reception last winter. they
could stand in the yestibule with the wrap
bearers Of guests. but they never had any
definite social standing at tie official re-
ccptions. Individual members were in
vited privately and on New Years Day
correspondents were freely admitted.
But in the classification Of Washington
official life, where precedence is as much
thought Of, apparently, as at European
courts. where the smallest bureau or di-
vision chief is assigned place, As are also
the sergeantS of police of the Navy, no cor
respondent of any newspaper could, 10y
virtue Of his place, gain access 10 the
White House on occasions of ceremony.
President Cleveland changed all this. lie
gave representatives Of the press definite
social status when he officially extended to
them an invitation to the White House
through the Secretary Of the Senate and
the Clerl; of the House ~ the cores
pondeut Of the New York Sun wrote al the
time, That has given the press status
BY the side Of Senators and Representa-
tiyes aud the staff corps Of the Generals of
the Army, who were the gildcd cords of
the armies of tine Continent.
WESTON